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英语专业八级真题及答案
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2015）
GRADEEIGHT
TIMELIMIT：
195MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（35MIN）
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture．YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints．Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture．Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE,usingnomorethanthreewordsineachgap．Makesuretheword（s）youfillinis（are）bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable．Youmayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetask．Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking．Now,listentothemini-lecture．
UnderstandingAcademicLectures
Listeningtoacademiclecturesisanimportanttaskforuniversitystudents.Then,howcanwecomprehendalectureefficiently?
I.Understandall
（1）
A.words
B.
（2）
—stress
—intonation
—（3）
II.Addinginformation
A.lectures:
Sharinginformationwithaudience
B.listeners:
（4）
C.sourcesofinformation
—knowledgeof（5）
—（6）oftheworld
D.listeninginvolvingthreesteps:
—hearing
—（7）
—adding
III.（8）
A.reasons
—overcomenoise
—savetime
B.（9）
—content
—organization
IV.Evaluatingwhilelistening
A.helptpdecidethe（10）ofnotes
B.helptorememberinformation
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO．
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview．Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions．Nowlistentotheinterview．
1.Theresathinksthatthepresentgovernmentis________.
[A]doingwhattheyhavepromisedtoschools
[B]creatingopportunitiesforleadinguniversities
[C]consideringremovingbarriersforstateschoolpupils
[D]reducingopportunitiesforstateschoolpupils
2.WhatdoesTheresaseeasaprobleminsecondaryschoolsnow?
[A]Universitiesarenotworkinghardtoacceptstateschoolpupils.
[B]ThenumberofstatepupilsapplyingtoOxfordfailstoincrease.
[C]Thegovernmenthasloweredstatepupils’expectations.
[D]Leadinguniversitiesarerejectingstateschoolpupils.
3.InTheresa’sview,schoolfreedommeansthatschoolsshould____.
[A]begivenmorefundingfromeducationauthorities
[B]begivenallthemoneyanddecidehowtospendit
[C]begrantedgreaterpowertorunthemselves
[D]begivenmoreopportunitiesandchoices
4.AccordingtoTheresa,whodecidesordecidemoneyforschoolsatthepresent?
[A]Localeducationauthoritiesandthecentralgovernment.
[B]Localeducationauthoritiesandsecondaryschoolstogether.
[C]Localeducationauthoritiesonly.
[D]Thecentralgovernmentonly.
5.Throughoutthetalk,theinterviewerdoesallthefollowingEXCEPT____.
[A]askingforclarification
[B]challengingtheinterviewee
[C]supportingtheinterviewee
[D]initiatingtopics
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY．Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO．
Questions6and7arebasedonthefollowingnews,Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions．Nowlistentothenews．
NewsItem1
6.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?
[A]FewerpeoplewatchTVonceaweek.
[B]SmartphonesandtabletshavereplacedTV.
[C]Newtechnologyhasledtomorefamilytime.
[D]BiggerTVsetshaveattractedmorepeople.
NewsItem2
7.Howmanylawmakersvotedforthemarijuanalegalizationbill?
[A]50.[B]12.
[C]46.[D]18.
8.Thepassingofthebillmeansthatmarijuanacanbe________.
[A]boughtbypeopleunder18
[B]madeavailabletodrugaddicts
[C]providedbythegovernment
[D]boughtindrugstores
NewsItem3
9.Whatdidthereviewofglobaldatareveal?
[A]Diarrheaisacommondisease.
[B]Goodsanitationledtoincreaseinheight.
[C]Thereweremanyproblemsofpoorsanitation.
[D]Africanchildrenliveinworsesanitaryconditions.
10.ThepurposeofDr.AlanDangour’sstudywasmostlikelyto________.
[A]examinelinksbetweensanitationanddeathfromillness
[B]lookintofactorsaffectingthegrowthofchildren
[C]investigatehowtotacklesymptomslikediarrhea
[D]reviewandcompareconditionsindifferentcountries
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO．
TEXTA
In2011,manyshopperschosetoavoidthefranticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.
Whatwentwrong?
Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?
Orthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsively-andthereforemakebaddecisions-whenonline?
Bothargumentsareplausible.However,thereisathirdfactor:
aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,thefallofafoldor,forthatmatter,theweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommitted.
WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencesbetweentheonlineandofflineshoppingexperience.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfandpointtoit.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.
Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,removingthebookandthensubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthecustomer'shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook.13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.Why?
Wefeelsomethingsimilartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinourhand.That'swhyweestablishorreestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersandfriendswithahandshake.Inthiscase,havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingitmightgenerateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaseevenmore.
Arecentstudyalsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenitcametoconventionalmail.Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformedwhendeliveredinaletter,asopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.Brainimagingshowedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcenterofthebrainwasactivated,thusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatoncetouchbecomespartoftheprocess,itcouldtranslateintoasenseofpossession.Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlineshoppingexperience.
Astheritualsofpurchaseinthelead-uptoChristmaschange,notonlydowegivelessthoughttothetypeofgiftswebuyforourlovedonesbut,throughourowndigitalwishlists,weincreasinglycontrolwhattheybuyforus.Thereality,however,isthatnomatterhowconvincedweallarethatdigitalisthewaytogo,findingrealsatisfactionwillprobablytakemorethanafewsimpleclicks.
11.Accordingtotheauthor,shoppersarereturningtheirpurchasesforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat____.
[A]theyareunsatisfiedwiththequalityofthepurchase
[B]theyeventuallyfindthepurchasetooexpensive
[C]theychangetheirmindoutofuncertainty
[D]theyregretmakingthepurchasewithoutforethought
12.Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentinthebookstore?
[A]Toseewhichpromotionmethodispreferredbycustomers.
[B]Tofindoutthestrengthsandweaknessesofbothmethods.
[C]Totrytosetupanewretailer-customerrelationship.
[D]Toseetheeffectofanapproachoncustomers'decisions.
13.WhydoestheauthorcitethestudybyBangorUniversityandtheRoyalMailService?
[A]Tocomparesimilarresponsesindifferentsettings.
[B]Toprovidefurtherevidenceforhisownobservation.
[C]Toofferascientificaccountofthebrain'sfunctions.
[D]Todescribeemotionalresponsesinonlineshopping.
14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
[A]Realsatisfactiondependsonfactorsotherthanthecomputer.
[B]Despiteonlineshoppingwestillattachimportancetogiftbuying.
[C]Somepeoplearestilluncertainaboutthedigitalage.
[D]Onlineshoppingoffersrealsatisfactiontoshoppers.
TextB
MyprofessorbrotherandIhaveanargumentaboutheadandheartaboutwhetherheovervaluesIQwhileIlearnmoretowardEQ.Wetypicallyhavethisdebateaboutpeople—canwebefriendswithareallysmartjerk（怪物）?
—butthere’scorollarytoanimalsaswell.I’dloveitifourdogcouldfetchthemorningpaperandthenreadittomeovercoffee,butIactuallycaremuchmoreaboutherloyalandinnocentheart.There’salreadyenoughthinkinggoingonisourhouse,andweprobablyspendtoomuchtimeinourheads,whereweneedsomerolemodelingisininstinct,andthat’swhereadogisarovingrevelation.
Ididnotgrowupwithdogs,whichmeantthatmyolderdaughter’srespectfulbutunyieldingdeterminationtogetonerequiredsomeadjustmentonmypart.Ioftenfeltshewastrainingme:
fromagesof6to9,shegentlyschool
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